Title:
Stone from the first monument to the Alamo
Description:
Stone fragment from the Alamo monument. One side is dark gray in color. Reverse is off-white.
Description:
Historical Note: On February 23, 1836, at the Alamo in San Antonio, then called Bexar, Texas rebels led by William Barret Travis made their stand against Santa Anna's vastly superior Mexican army. On the second day of the siege, Travis called for reinforcements by writing a letter, signed Victory or Death, and dated February 24, 1836. Santa Anna's troops broke through on March 6. All of the defenders of the Alamo died.
Description:
See ATF0372, ATF0391, and ATF0397 for additional fragments from the Alamo monument.
Identifier:
ATF0385
Item identifier:
ATF0385
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date of creation:
1841
Container information:
Artifact Box 0111
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject:
History
Subject:
Texas State Capitol (Austin, Tex.)
Subject:
Texas, Revolution, 1835-1836
Type:
Image
Type:
Site Features
Type:
Construction Material
Type:
Monument
Type:
Stone, Building
Medium:
Stone (worked rock)
Citation information:
ATF0385, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
2 in x 1.25 in x 0.75 in